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Easy board

4 × 4

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A16No rule
A25Sum < 6
A33Sum = 3
A46No rule
A53All equal
A53All equal
A53All equal
A60Sum = 8
A64Sum = 8
A64Sum = 8
Area 1: No ruleArea 2: Sum < 6Area 3: Sum = 3Area 4: No ruleArea 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 8

Easy solved board

Easy · 5 dominoes · 10 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (0 | 3): horizontal; row 3, column 3 = 0, paired with row 3, column 2 = 3.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 6): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 5, paired with row 1, column 1 = 6.
  3. Piece 3 (3 | 6): horizontal; row 1, column 3 = 3, paired with row 1, column 4 = 6.
  4. Piece 4 (4 | 4): vertical; row 3, column 4 = 4, paired with row 4, column 4 = 4.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 3): vertical; row 2, column 1 = 3, paired with row 3, column 1 = 3.
  1. Area 1: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  2. Area 2: Sum < 6. 5 = 5 < 6.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 3. 3 = 3; target 3.
  4. Area 4: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 3 = 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 8. 0 + 4 + 4 = 8; target 8.

If your board matches the one above, your answer is finished.

Medium board

4 × 8

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A16Sum = 11
A15Sum = 11
A21Sum = 5
A22Sum = 5
A22Sum = 5
A34Sum = 4
A44All equal
A44All equal
A53All equal
A65Sum = 11
A53All equal
A73All different
A72All different
A66Sum = 11
A53All equal
A71All different
A70All different
A80No rule
Area 1: Sum = 11Area 2: Sum = 5Area 3: Sum = 4Area 4: All equalArea 5: All equalArea 6: Sum = 11Area 7: All differentArea 8: No rule

Medium solved board

Medium · 9 dominoes · 18 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (5 | 1): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 5, paired with row 1, column 3 = 1.
  2. Piece 2 (1 | 3): vertical; row 4, column 4 = 1, paired with row 3, column 4 = 3.
  3. Piece 3 (0 | 2): vertical; row 4, column 5 = 0, paired with row 3, column 5 = 2.
  4. Piece 4 (2 | 2): horizontal; row 1, column 4 = 2, paired with row 1, column 5 = 2.
  5. Piece 5 (0 | 6): vertical; row 4, column 8 = 0, paired with row 3, column 8 = 6.
  6. Piece 6 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 6 = 4, paired with row 1, column 7 = 4.
  7. Piece 7 (6 | 3): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 6, paired with row 2, column 1 = 3.
  8. Piece 8 (4 | 5): vertical; row 1, column 8 = 4, paired with row 2, column 8 = 5.
  9. Piece 9 (3 | 3): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 3, paired with row 4, column 1 = 3.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 11. 6 + 5 = 11; target 11.
  2. Area 2: Sum = 5. 1 + 2 + 2 = 5; target 5.
  3. Area 3: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.
  4. Area 4: All equal. 4 = 4: all cells have the same value.
  5. Area 5: All equal. 3 = 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  6. Area 6: Sum = 11. 5 + 6 = 11; target 11.
  7. Area 7: All different. 3, 2, 1, 0: every value is different.
  8. Area 8: No rule. This area has no additional rule.

If your board matches the one above, your answer is finished.

Hard board

10 × 8

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A13Sum = 11
A14Sum = 11
A14Sum = 11
A26Sum > 4
A30No rule
A46Sum = 11
A56Sum = 11
A60No rule
A45Sum = 11
A55Sum = 11
A70No rule
A81Sum = 1
A91Sum = 1
A102No rule
A112Sum = 6
A114Sum = 6
A123All equal
A123All equal
A130Sum = 1
A145Sum = 11
A146Sum = 11
A131Sum = 1
A152Sum = 4
A161Sum = 11
A174Sum = 4
A152Sum = 4
A165Sum = 11
A165Sum = 11
Area 1: Sum = 11Area 2: Sum > 4Area 3: No ruleArea 4: Sum = 11Area 5: Sum = 11Area 6: No ruleArea 7: No ruleArea 8: Sum = 1Area 9: Sum = 1Area 10: No ruleArea 11: Sum = 6Area 12: All equalArea 13: Sum = 1Area 14: Sum = 11Area 15: Sum = 4Area 16: Sum = 11Area 17: Sum = 4

Hard solved board

Hard · 14 dominoes · 28 cells. Use the solved board above to compare your answer for this level.

  1. Piece 1 (3 | 0): vertical; row 4, column 8 = 3, paired with row 3, column 8 = 0.
  2. Piece 2 (5 | 5): vertical; row 9, column 4 = 5, paired with row 10, column 4 = 5.
  3. Piece 3 (4 | 4): horizontal; row 1, column 2 = 4, paired with row 1, column 3 = 4.
  4. Piece 4 (5 | 0): horizontal; row 6, column 5 = 5, paired with row 6, column 4 = 0.
  5. Piece 5 (3 | 4): horizontal; row 4, column 7 = 3, paired with row 4, column 6 = 4.
  6. Piece 6 (5 | 2): vertical; row 3, column 5 = 5, paired with row 4, column 5 = 2.
  7. Piece 7 (3 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 1 = 3, paired with row 2, column 1 = 6.
  8. Piece 8 (2 | 1): horizontal; row 4, column 3 = 2, paired with row 4, column 2 = 1.
  9. Piece 9 (6 | 6): vertical; row 1, column 5 = 6, paired with row 2, column 5 = 6.
  10. Piece 10 (1 | 1): vertical; row 7, column 4 = 1, paired with row 8, column 4 = 1.
  11. Piece 11 (0 | 0): vertical; row 1, column 8 = 0, paired with row 2, column 8 = 0.
  12. Piece 12 (2 | 6): vertical; row 7, column 6 = 2, paired with row 6, column 6 = 6.
  13. Piece 13 (5 | 1): vertical; row 3, column 1 = 5, paired with row 4, column 1 = 1.
  14. Piece 14 (2 | 4): horizontal; row 8, column 6 = 2, paired with row 8, column 5 = 4.
  1. Area 1: Sum = 11. 3 + 4 + 4 = 11; target 11.
  2. Area 2: Sum > 4. 6 = 6 > 4.
  3. Area 3: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  4. Area 4: Sum = 11. 6 + 5 = 11; target 11.
  5. Area 5: Sum = 11. 6 + 5 = 11; target 11.
  6. Area 6: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  7. Area 7: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  8. Area 8: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  9. Area 9: Sum = 1. 1 = 1; target 1.
  10. Area 10: No rule. This area has no additional rule.
  11. Area 11: Sum = 6. 2 + 4 = 6; target 6.
  12. Area 12: All equal. 3 = 3: all cells have the same value.
  13. Area 13: Sum = 1. 0 + 1 = 1; target 1.
  14. Area 14: Sum = 11. 5 + 6 = 11; target 11.
  15. Area 15: Sum = 4. 2 + 2 = 4; target 4.
  16. Area 16: Sum = 11. 1 + 5 + 5 = 11; target 11.
  17. Area 17: Sum = 4. 4 = 4; target 4.

If your board matches the one above, your answer is finished.

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